Josey’s Gem Leads Baseball to Series Win over UTSA

Sunday, May 12

San Antonio, Texas

12:30 PM

Florida Atlantic

34-17, 19-8

UTSA

24-27, 11-15

Florida Atlantic

UTSA

Photo by: Eric Espada/Owlpix.com

5/12/2019 5:36:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

SAN ANTONIO – Jacob Josey pitched seven innings of one-run ball, and four early runs were enough to push No. 24 Florida Atlantic University baseball past UTSA on Sunday, 6-2, to take the Conference USA road set against the Roadrunners.

Coupled with Rice's Sunday win over Southern Miss, FAU and the Golden Eagles each have a 19-8 C-USA mark to tie for first, and FAU holds the tiebreaker with last weekend's series win in Hattiesburg.

Quotable

Head Coach John McCormack:
"Really good to win the series. Jacob Josey was fantastic today, exactly what we needed. Andru (Summerall) came up big with three RBI, had the home run in the first to set the tone. But you can't say enough about Jacob, (UTSA) was coming off a win on Senior Day and had momentum. Senior Day, graduation day, everybody's there to support them, and he did a great job throwing strikes and letting the defense do their thing. Played flawless in the field, which is what we needed, and it was really nice to come out of here with a series win."

The Turning Point
The Owls (34-17, 19-8 C-USA) got on the board early and often, and Josey made it hold up. Andru Summerall hit a solo shot in the first through a wind coming in from right, and capped a three-run second with an RBI single for a 4-0 lead.

The Finish
After UTSA (24-27, 11-15 C-USA) plated one in the sixth, immediately FAU answered with runs the next frame and the one after. Zach Schneider came on in a save situation in the ninth, and though one run scored on a single, he got the next two Roadrunners to strike out and fly out to cap the series victory.

The Arms

Josey (1-0) took his first collegiate decision in his longest college start. He retired the first eight hitters he faced before a two-out walk in the third, and didn't allow a hit until the fourth
All told, he scattered four hits and one run, walked two and struck out four. He had three perfect frames and five hitless
Another 1-2-3 was turned in by Vince Coletti in the eighth
Schneider earned his 12th save

The Bats

Besides his eighth home run and RBI single in his first two at-bats, Summerall added another run-scoring single in the seventh for a three-RBI game. He was 3-for-5 and scored a run as well
Gunnar Lambert drew a bases-loaded walk to open the scoring in the second, and doubled twice also
Eric Rivera had two RBI, on a sacrifice fly in the second, and on a fielder's choice in the eighth for the Owls' final run
Extending his hitting streak to nine games, with a 2-for-3 afternoon, was Wilfredo Alvarez. He's now batting .330 on the season, raising his average 53 points during this stretch

What's Next

Four games remain on FAU's regular season schedule, all at their home park, starting Tuesday night with a premium game against UCF at 6:30 p.m. Senior Weekend begins Thursday night vs. Middle Tennessee, with senior ceremonies before the finale on Saturday. Tickets for all four games can be had by calling 1-866-FAU-OWLS or going to baseball's ticket website.